Amazon Fulfilment Tech - Software Development Manager, Inventory

DESCRIPTION

Amazon Fulfilment Technologies (AFT) is seeking an innovative and results-driven software manager to join our team. AFT is the backbone of Amazon's global operations, developing modern software, hardware, and processes that power our vast network of fulfilment centers that move billions of units of inventory, employs tens of thousands of people, and ensures that customers get what they want when promised. We do this by building automated solutions to handle things that technology does well, while relying on people to handle things that humans do well.

We're looking for an experienced software manager with a proven track record in delivering complex distributed software systems. The ideal candidate should have a comprehensive understanding of the entire software development and deployment lifecycle, including: system design and architecture, development, comprehensive documentation, rigorous testing methodologies and efficient operations. You must possess strong verbal and written communication skills, be self-driven and deliver high quality results in a fast paced environment. You'll be joining a team responsible for a wide range of receive services that form the foundation of Amazon's Fulfillment operations and its Inventory systems. In this role, you'll contribute to our mission of reinventing Amazon Fulfilment Inventory systems to provide best in class selection for our end customers while ensuring the highest standards of experience for our vendors and sellers. Your work will directly impact the efficiency and effectiveness of Amazon's global fulfillment network, ensuring we continue to meet and exceed customer expectations.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 7+ years of engineering experience
• 3+ years of engineering team management experience
• 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
• Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
• Experience partnering with product or program management teams

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
• Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers

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